Patient care in radiography
Subtitle: with an introduction to medical imaging
By: Ruth Ann Ehrlich, Dawn M. Coakes
Contributors: Coakes, Dawn M.
Edition: 8th ed.
Publisher: Elsevier
Published: 2013
Place of publication: St. Louis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 512
ISBN-13: 9780323080651
Subjects: Radiologic Technology; Patient Care; Radiography; Professional-Patient Relations; Methods
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to radiography; title: Image quality factors; title: Radiation effects and radiation safety; title: The healthcare delivery system; title: Professional roles and behaviors; title: Professional attitudes and communications; title: Safety; title: Infection control concepts; title: Preventing disease transmission; title: Response to patients' personal and physical needs; title: Patient assessment; title: Patient transfer; title: Medication information; title: Medication administration; title: Emergency response; title: Dealing with acute situations; title: Preparation and examination of the gastrointestinal tract; title: Surgical asepsis; title: Contrast media and special radiographic techniques; title: Bedside radiography, special conditions, and environments; title: Radiography in surgery; title: Special imaging modalities.